Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#8EC25E

  • #8EC25E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#8EC25E is a green with RGB values 142, 194, 94 and HSL 91°, 45%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8EC25E#8EC25E
HEX#8EC25E
RGBrgb(142, 194, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7608, 0.3686
RGB percentages55.7%, 76.1%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(91.2, 45%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(91.2, 51.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK26.8%, 0%, 51.5%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,355,870
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC25E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#713DA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B655no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B264no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#90BBABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 19.8Olivedrab · ΔE 19.9Yellow green · ΔE 22.7Pale green · ΔE 23.5Dark khaki · ΔE 25.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#925EC2
Analogous#C0C25E, #5EC260
Triadic#5E8EC2, #C25E8E
Split complementary#605EC2, #C25EC0
Tetradic#5EC0C2, #925EC2, #C2605E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FAF2
Lighter +30%#DCECCD
Lighter +20%#C2DEA8
Lighter +10%#A8D083
Darker −10%#74AC41
Darker −20%#5B8733
Darker −30%#426225
Darker −40%#293D17
More saturated +25%#8DDE42
Less saturated −25%#8FA67A

Channel breakdown

R142
G194
B94
Red142 (55.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue91.2°
Saturation (HSL)45.05%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G C2 · B 5E

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “8ec25e” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.